BUTTERFIELD
and SWIRE.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
BAILINGS TO
"PETER REED" .:. Kuching & Sibu
"FOOCHOW"
YOCHOW
"IANYANG"
"FUNING"
Bangkok
.......Yokokaina, Nagoya,
Osaka & Kobe
ARRIVALS FROM
Osaka
Inngkok
3 pm. 24th Nov.
3 p.m. 24th Nov,
10 am, 23th Nov.
24th Nov. 24th Nov.
A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE - '
"CHANGTE”
"CHANGTE"
SAILINGS TO
..... Kure & Kobe
ARRIVALS FROM Australia & Manija
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
30th Nov.
27th Nov.
Bcheduled Ballings to Europe via Aộen & Port Sald
"BELLEROPHON"Liverpool
"MENTOR"
& Dublin ..Genoa, London Rotter-
'Load 23rd Nov. '
salis 24th Nov.
dain,
Aunstordum
&
Jamburg "PATROCLUB" Marseilles, Liverpool &
23rd Nov.
20th Nov.
Glasgow
"ANTILOCHUS" Liverpool & Glasgow
Dublin "CYCLOPS? ...Liverpool
Scheduled Sailings from Europe
5th Dec. 13th Dec. 23rd Dec.
6th Dec. 14th Dec. 24th Dec.
Balle Rotterdam
G. "PATROCLUS"
8. "ANTILOCHIUS"
G. "CYCLOPS"
8. "AUTOLYCUS“
G. "PERSEUS"
B. "ANCHISES"
G. "CLYTONEUS"
S. "ASTYANAX"
Balls Liverpool
18th Nov.
. 24th Nov,
... 3rd Dr.
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Queen's Long Commonwealth Tour Beginning Trade Shows Steady
Tonight
London, Nov. 23. Queen Elizabeth nad her husband. the Duke of Edin- burgh, will leave their 'two in Buckingham children asleep Paince this evening and drive through London's misty Novem- ber streets to start their 60,000-
mile world tour.
Improvement
London, Nov. 23.
An improvement in the balance of Common- Wealth merchandise trade as compared with the previous year is revealed in a memorandum issued today (Monday) on Commonwealth trade for 1952-53.
They will not ste Prince Charles and Princes Anne again for six months, And when they
The memorandum, prepared by the Common- return to London in the spring. they will have visited 14 Com- Wealth Economic Committee, stated that the im- monwealth countries and girdled provement was very marked in South Africa and In New Zealand and Ceylon, the balance became unfavourable though it later| improved and there was an adverse balance for the colonial territories.
the globe by air and sen,
-A 1930 GMT tonight
IK
time 0330 Tuesday) the Queen
and the Duke will leave Buck- ngham Palace by car and drive to London airport.
An hour and a quarter later the B.O.A.C. atracruzr
Southern Rhodesia,
Available data for the first six | For the rest of the Sterling сала Commonwealth, the surplus with the United States dropped 000, and a surplus with Canada from $427,000,000 to $281,000-
of Canadian $05,000,000 was re- placed by a defelt of $78,000,-
Canopus, converted for Royal months of 1933 showed use and mannet by 11 hand-tinued Improvements in Aus
but a deterioration In plcked crew, will take off on the tralia, New Zealand, Ceylon and At Inp of the first world tour Pakistan
-- undertaken
reigning Canada.
by
a
but
monarch.
First port of call is Gander The United Kingdom remain-000.
EXPORT TOTALS Arrivés
airport, in the pine forests of ed the largest market for Com
The products
Export totals for 1952 for Hoarons
Newfoundland, 3,000 miles away monwealth In Port 1/Whats
whole Canada and Southern Rhodesia colonial territories as a across the Atlantic. 24th Nov.
from were records. That for Austra-, ruther more is on Then the route
to imparted 30th Nov.
Bermuda, Britain's oldest self-other Commonwealth countries lia in the 12 months to June 8th Dec.
governing colony.
than in the previous year. The 30, 1953, was nearly £200,000,- 14th Dec.
After landing at Bermuda, expansion in sales to Norin 000 greater than a year carlier, did not regain the peak 27th Dec.
the Royal party moves on in the America, so pronounced in 1951, 20th Dec,
reached in 1950-51. Canopus to Jamaica, West was checked.
UK. exports totalled £255,- Indian sugar island,
with £288,- There
for Lower prices the long sea Journey
primary C00,000 compared affected the
000,000 in 1951. Exports to the dollar aboard the 15.002-ton CT products
Sterling Commonwealth, Connda and of the earnings wool, jute Gothic
begins-through
the U.K. earned and Latin Americo were Panoma Cunal linking the rubber, but
the Pacific, right more dollars with vehicles and duced, while those for Western across the Pacific to Australia | machinery and Canada, more Europe, the colonial territories
with
UK, and the United States rose. The of exports to by way of Fiji and Tonga, only by restriction of im- fall in respect
Its deficit with Com
Commonwealth countries W05
718 Jan
G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool, A, Loading Swansea, hefore Liverpool Carriere oplos to proceed via other porta to load à discharge cargo.
DE LA RAMA Lanes
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC &
PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
Salla N.Y.
Sailed
Balta 8.F. Balled
An, II.K. 3rd Dec. 14th Dec,
2nd Dec.
25th Nov.
11th Dec.
17th Dec. 2: Jan.
31st Dec. 15th Jan.
"AJAX"
"HAINAN"
"AGAMEMNON"
"DONA AURORA“
"DONA ALICIA"
-op-
31 Jan,
SAILING for NEW YORK, vin SAN FRANCISCO,
LOS ANGELES & CRISTOBAL.
"TELEMACHUS“
"DONA NATT”
"BENARES"
Loads 21st Nov,
Salis
22nd Nov.
4th Dec, 10th Dec.
5lb Dec,
20th Dec,
Accept cargo tor Kingston and to Central & South American ports of
through bills of lading.
Tathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Route
Depart Hongkong-
HK/Bangkok/Stugapore (DC-4) 7.00 a.m. Tue. Fri. (Connects at Bangkok with UBA. on HK/Manila/H.N. Borneo (DC-3) 8.30 am. Tue, Fri. BBC/Saigon/Singapore (DC-4) 11.00 .m. Wed. 11</tanol/1jalpling (DC-3) 10.00 a,in. Wed. 1/angkok/Rangoon/
(DC-4) 11,00 a.m. Bat.
Calculia
Arrives 1.H.
(on return)
7.15 a.in. Wed. Sat, Turadays for Nangoon) 3.45 p.m. Wed. Bal. 5.00 p.m. 794.
2.13 pm. Thi
4.30 p.m. Sur..
All the above subject to Alteration without notice.
for particulars please apply to:-
Butterfield & Swire (Hongkong) Ltd.
1 Connaught Rd. Tal: 30331/B
Branch Office: 50 Connaught Rd. Wast. Tel: 25875,32144.24878
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- minerals.
The
aerom the Indian Ocean.
The very full programme of ports, reduced the Australian part of the tour the United States by $253,000,- most cevere for Australia, for continues from February 3 to 000, but the deficit with Canada April 1, when the party sails rose from Canadian $210,000,000 again.--Reuter.
to $280,000,000.
Messageries Maritimes
Tel: 26651. Queen's Building. P.O. Box 58
HONGKONG TO CASABLANCA IN 30 DAYS By the new cargo vessel
m.v. "IRAQUADDY”
LOADING Hongkong 24th NOVEMBER
for Marsellles, Algiers, Oran, Tangler, Casablanca, Le Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Dunkirk. (Also taking passengers)
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
WHAT WAS
THE WHITE POWDER ?
WE DIDN'T KNOW. THE NATIVE TOOK SOME ROOTSÌ FROM THE GROUND AND!
POUNDED THEM.
HE MAKES THE
POWDER FROM THE ADOTS. NOW WHAT?
COME.
I SHOW
YOU.
which the total was about 30 per cent less than the previous year.
Exports from the colonies feil by £317,000,000 and the reduc- tion in exports frem India. Pakistan and Ceylon was also very heavy.
the Turning to imports memorandum stated that only in New Zealand and Ceylon was the 1032 import total substan- tially higher than a year earlier. For both the UK. (1952) and Australia (12 months ended June the reduction was some 1953) £400,000,000 sterling.
The
expansion in portwar world trade was chocked in 1052, the index for the volume of trade failing slightly for the first time since the war-France-Presse.
30,
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
"HE TOOK US DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE,TO
A SMALL WATER HOLE, AND THREW
| SOME POWDER INTO if --
"WE DIDN'T WAIT LONG--TO SEE THE | MOST AMAZING THING! SOON,A DEER!
CAME TO THE POOL--TRAILED Bra TIGER-
P&O B.I. E&A
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL 5.N, CO..
PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE Outwards
Learn Landon Das Mongkong “CARTHAGE” 12th November 115th December
10th December 11th January 18th December 10ția. "January
Via 'Southampton, Fort Bald, Ades, Bombay, Colombo, Penang & tugapor
"CORFU
"CITUBAN"
Homewards
"CARTHAGE"
"CHUSAN***
"CORFU
.
Lavor Bongkong Due London
18th December 10th January
18th January 15th February Slat January .......... Sut March
Acceptlig 'cargo for Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay,'
Outwards
Aden, 'Port fald `k Londen
FREIGHT SERVICE
Arrives
"SHILLONG" 24th November
"SOCOTRA"
"SUNDA"
Homewarde
3rd December
4th December
Salla
"SHILLONG" 15th December
For Singapore, Penang, Port_Swellenham, Colambo. Aden, Port Said, Ganda, Marseilles, Havre, Lon- don. Antwerp, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
With liberty to call at netawan before or after Bizaltz
Ports and at Bombay if inducement ofer „Tanks available for cargo of. Pll ih, Bulk. "Space for refrigerated cargo, Liimlied Passenger accommodation.
‚BRITISH INDIA S.N. ‚CO., LTD. "ANKING" salis 24th Nov. for Singapore, Penang.
Rangoon de Calcutta "WARLA" 'due 6th Dec, trom Japan
Balls 7th Dec. "SANTHIA". due 7th Deo. as 6th Dec.
"WARORA" due 11th Dec. salle 12th Dec,
"BIRDHANA" das 13th Dec,
."ORDIA”
for Bingapore, Rangoon & Chillagong from Japan
for Singapore, Penang.
· Rangoon & Calcutta for Japan
from Calcutta, Rangoon & Straits
from Calcutta, Rangoon Beiraits salls 14th Dec. for Japan
P. & O./B. 1. JOINT SERVICE
dus 28th Nov. from Japan sails 27th Nov. for Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi,
"ORNA"
due 26th Nov.
"OZARDA"
malis 27th Nov.
due 0th:Dec. salls 7th Dec.
"UMARIA"
"OKHLA”
due 18th Dec.
alls 10th Dec. duo 16 Dec.
Bahrein, Kuwait, Khors
ramshahr, Blasrah, direct, Other P. Gulf Ports via Bombay
1
Orika
from P. Gulf, Karachi, Bombay de Bungapore for Kobe,
Nagoya from Japan
for Singapore, Colombo, Bombay
Karachi abo P. Guk Parts Via Dombay
from Karachi Bombay, Colombo & Straits
Tor Japan
from P. Gulf, Karachi, Bombay, Colombo & Bintspore
salla 10th Dec, for Jöpan
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD.
"EASTERN"
"NELLORE"
doo Uh Dec, alle 13th Dec,
from Japan for Sydney, Adelaide & Melbourne
dua 10th Dec., from Australia sails 20th Dec. for Jepan
All vessels have liberty to call at upy ports on or of the route & the route & salling are subject to change or amendment with or without notice.
For full particulars apply fo:- MACKINNON. MACKENZIE & CO. OF HONG KONG LTD. Telephone Nos. 27721~4.
EVERETT
LINES
EVERETT ORIENT LINE Fast regular freight-refrigerator-passenger service to Korea, Japun, Philippines, Indo- China, Siam, Malaya, Rangoon, Calcutta and Chittagong.
"NOREVERETT"
Arrives Sails
Nov. 27 from Singapore,
Noy, 28 for Kobe & Yokohama,
"REBEVERETT”
Arrivea Sans
Dec. 2 from Manila
Dec. 3 for Singapore,
Rangoon &
(Accepting cargo for transhipment Kobe/Pusan and Kobe/Okinawa)
FERDINAND
Just Made It!
By Mik
บฝ
Penang,
Calcutta
NANCY
Solution!
I CAN'T GET IT UNDER THE
FAUCET
EVERETT STAR LINE
Fast regular freight-refrigerator-passenger service to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo- China, Slam, Malaya, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi and Persian Gulf Ports.
"THA!"
Arrives Salla
Nov. 28 from Sandakan, Nov. 20 for Okinawa,
Yokohama,
"STAR ARCTURUS”
Arrives Sails
Koba
Dec, 13 from Japan. Dec. 14 for Singapore, Port Swetten- ham, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Khorramshahr, Basrah & Bahrain.
(Accepting cargo for transkigment Kobe/Pusan' and 'Kobe/Okinawa)
EVERETT STEAMSHIP CORPORATION S/A
(Incorporated in the Rapabijo of Panama
With Limited Liability
Queen's Building, Telophone 31206. Chinore Department: Telephone 28293.
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Warning Of Economic Dangers
Rome, Nov. 23. Farmers will urge timely joint action against possiblo coonomic depression when re- presentatives of 08 states meet here for the seventh conference Jof ́the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation be- ginning today.
The International Federation of Agricultural Producers, representing inore than 20 million farmers, complafiss that farmers are in danger of sulfer- ing from Increasing production
requested by their governments.
They argue that the govern- ments have not devised policies. to dispose of the extra food produced.
Mr Roger Bavary, IFAP'S French Secretary-General, sald the attention of governments `n the FAO moeting would be drawn to the following Ave points:
1. The necessity to provide for the use of 'any Increased farm output.
2. The need for expansion of international trade and capital movements.
3. Continued support which should be given to expanded technical assistance programmes.
4. The merits of an AP proposal for greater, stability (in) commodity prices through Inter- itional commodity agreementi, buffer stocks, distribution of surpluses through an hotionally financed agency, administering mworld - food reserve.
5. A recommendation that an International commodity thority be set up with the prestigo „required to start, und stimulate soclous International confultations China Mai Speciali